Top Murfreesboro, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7619 Hwy 70 S, PO Box 210184, Nashville, TN 37221
Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton helps clients in the Murfreesboro area with their Tennessee Drug Possession needs.
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99 E. Main Street, Suite 200, Franklin, TN 37064
40 Burton Hills Blvd, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37215
424 Church Street, Suite 800, Nashville, TN 37219
541 N. Mount Juliet Rd., Suite 2203A, Mount Juliet, TN 37122
111 N. Greenwood St., Suite B, Lebanon, TN 37087
150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1900, Nashville, TN 37201
3102 West End Avenue, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37203
222 2nd Avenue South, Suite 2000, Nashville, TN 37201
1720 W End Ave, Ste 320, Nashville, TN 37203
1222 Demonbreun St, Suite 1201, Nashville, TN 37203
302 North Spring Street, PO Box 398, Murfreesboro, TN 37133
342 Main St, Suite 202, Franklin, TN 37064
414 Union St, Suite 1215, Nashville, TN 37219
176 W Franklin St, Gallatin, TN 37066
810 Oak Meadow Drive, Suite 682286, Franklin, TN 37064
1308 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208
211 Union St, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37201
300 James Robertson Pkwy, Suite 306, Nashville, TN 37201
435 E Main St, Gallatin, TN 37066
424 Church St., Suite 2000, Nashville, TN 37219
1608 Westgate Circle, Suite 100, Brentwood, TN 37027
615 Main St, Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37206
1600 Westgate Cir, Suite 275, Brentwood, TN 37027
700 Craighead St., Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37204
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Tennessee state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine